Decision details
Hereford Heat Network - Detailed Project Development
Decision Maker: Assistant Director for Regulatory, Environment and Waste Services (Historic)
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
This report seeks approval to accept a successful funding application made to the Department of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and to commission a detailed project development (DPD) study for a heat network in Hereford City.
The funding offer from BEIS is for £151,500 which will be matched with £49,500 from existing budgets.
An additional funding bid has been submitted to the Marches LEP’s project development fund for match funding of £20,000. If successful, this report also seeks approval to accept this funding to reduce the required match from the council.
Decision:
That:
(a) Herefordshire council accept the grant funding from BEIS;
(b) The study be commissioned as per the application form at appendix 1;
(c) Existing budgets be used as match funding at a cost of no more than £49,500, and
(d) That if successful, Herefordshire Council accept the grant funding from the Marches LEP’s development fund;
(e) The Energy & Active Travel Manager be authorised to take all operational decisions necessary to implement the scheme including determination of grant applications in accordance with scheme criteria
Alternative options considered:
1. Not to accept the grant funding. This is not recommended as without financial support from BEIS this project will not proceed, resulting in a lost investment opportunity to develop a local low carbon, low cost district energy scheme in Hereford.
Wards Affected: Widemarsh;
Contact: Richard Vaughan, Sustainability & Climate Change Manager Email: Richard.Vaughan@herefordshire.gov.uk Tel: 01432 260192.
Publication date: 18/02/2019
Date of decision: 18/02/2019
Effective from: 23/02/2019
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